Strip feeding and imprinting apparatus



Sept. 12, 1939.

J. Q. SHERMAN STRIP FEEDING AND IMPRINTING APPARATUS I Filed Dec. 18, 1936 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 V ATTORNEY ept. 12, 1939. J Q SHERMAN I 2,172,414

' STRIP FEEDING AND IMPRINTING APPARATUS Filed Dec. 18, 1936 4 Sheets-Sheet z ATTORNEY J. Q. SHERMAN STRIP FEEDING AND IMPRINTING APPARATUS Mfi; 12, 1939.

Filed Dec. 18, 1956 4 Sheets-Sheet s TTORNEY iv 12, 1939. I JQQ. SHERMAN 2,172,414

STRIP FEEDING AND IMPBINTING APPARATUS Filed Dec. 18, 1936 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 TTORN EY Prenti- Sept. 12, 1939 UNITED? STATES PATENT OFFICE FEEDING AND IMPRINTING APPARATUS John Q. Sherman, Dayton, Ohio; Katherine M.

William Sherman,

'ceased C. Sherman, and Wellmore B. Turner, executors of. John Sherman, de- 1 Application December 18, 1536, Serial No. uassz' This invention comprises a strip feeding and imprinting apparatus wherein succmsive impressions are made at uniformly spaced intervals upon vention, it has been illustrated as applied to'a' rotary apparatus for imprinting upon checks, vouchers or the like, facsimile signatures and macerating the amount line-areaof the check to prevent changing the inscribed amount. It is .to be imderstood, however, that other printing plates, cutting or punching dies or.other strip treatment devices may be substituted for the printing and marklngplates of the*p resent ap- 20' paratus, and that the pin type feeding means f purposes.

' continuous succession of series connected impresherein described may be employed for feeding strips of various materials andof different widths past operating position for other than imprinting In the present application of the invention, a

sion receivingforms, checks, vouchers, form letters, or the like, are advanced in properly timed sequence past theimprinting member by a pin type feeding device which may be embodied in the platen element of the imprinting apparatus or may be oilset relative thereto. The feeding "pins progressively engage in marginally punched holes in the strip-of impression receiving material.

The rbtary imprinting member being intermittently 'engageable with the material transmits thereto successive frictional feeding impulses simultaneously with its advancement by the pin type feeding means which continues such advancement intermediate succeeding impressions. The material is thus continuously advanced at a uniform rate of speed.

' The provision otmarginally punched feed holes and the pin type feeding. device eng eable therein enables correspondin prede ned areas'f o'f each succeeding form or check to be presented in exact registry with the'imprinting devices as the succession of series connected detachable forms are fed past the, imprinting position. While the marginally punched feed holes are quite desirable and necessary for positive adv ncementof the series connected form' station past the imprinting position, -.sometim es-they maybe undesirable and unnecessary after the completion of conventional appearance.

1e (Balms. (on on-22s) holes, whenever found objectionable in checks or vouchers and similar forms, marginal strips may be removed therefrom after the feed holes have served their purpose, leaving the check or form To this end theapparatus is provided with slitter rolls between which the strip of series connected forms is passed and by which narrow marginal areas containing the punched feed holes are removed from each side of the strip of forms leaving the checks or other forms in an unmutilate'dcondition but still interconnected one to another. In lieu of slitting or cutting the strip to remove the punched marginal areas, the strip of forms may be scored or perforated on longitudinal lines during the initial printing operation to provide longitudinal weakened division lines.

The strip may also be transversely scored or perforated to afford weakened division lines between succeeding forms. The strip may be broken onlongitudinal scored or perforated lines by breaker devices instead of cutters for removing the punched margins. The imprinted strip from which the punched margins have been removed may bedelivered to a receiving compartment with the imprinted forms interconnected in continuous succession.

In lieu thereof the stationery strip may be acted upon by cutters or breaking devices which transversely divide the strip into a succession of separate portions or sheets. In such case the separated checks or forms fall upon a slowly traveling apronfrom which they are automatically transferred in more closely assembled relation to a receiving tray removable from the.

machine.

The abject of the invention is to provide an apparatus for imprintingor otherwise operating upon a continuous strip of material and having pin type feeding means for progressively advancing. material incontinuous movement past' an operating position, which may be economically manufactured and which will be simple in con-- struetlon, eflicient in use, of compact form, having relatively few operating 5 of the imprinting. operation.- Such marginal feed A furtherand highly important object of the invention is to maintain a definite travel relation of the material being advanced to the operating engagement of the imprinting or other apparatus, whereby predetermined areas of succeeding ation receiving position.

A further object of the invention is to insure uniform travel of the material in relation with the operation of the apparatus.

A further object of the invention is ,to incorporate in such imprinting apparatus means for automatically removing the punched marginal areas from the stationery strip and subsequently transversely'dividing the strip into succeeding forms,

With the above primary and other incidental objects in view, as will more fully appear in the specification, the invention consists. of the features of construction, the parts and combinations thereof, and the mode of operation, or their equivalents, as hereinafter described and set forth in the claims. I 3

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

wherein is shown the preferred but obviously not.

necessarily the only form of embodiment of the invention:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an imprinting apparatus embodying the present'invention. Fig. 2 is a reverse perspective view thereof. Fig. 3.is a vertical sectional view of the upper .portion of the apparatus illustrated in Figs. 1

and 2. p

. Fig. 4 illustrates a slightly modified form thereof.

Fig. 5 is aperspective view of the impression roll and combined platen and feeding roll removed from the apparatus.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified combined platen and feeding roll which is adjustable to accommodate marginally punched material of different widths.

Fig. 7 is an-fadjustable pin type feeding roll usable for feeding purposes only and not as a Fig. 13 is a perspective view of a combined feeding, trimming and cut off unit.

Fig. 14 is a cross sectional view of the unit illustrated in Fig. 13.

Fig. 15 is a detail perspective view of a portion thereof.

Fig. 16 is a detail perspective view of of the strip to be-fed.

Like parts'are indicated by similar characters of reference throughout the several views.

The apparatus, shown for illustrative purposes in Fig. 1 includes a main frame I having thereinsupply and receiving compartments 2 and 3 from which the material operated upon is withdrawn at one side of the apparatus and returned thereto at the opposite side thereof. Mounted upon the top of the main frame I are uprights I in which a portion are joumalled a platen'roli 5 and an imprinting roll 6, cooperating with the platen r0115, together with a series of inking and ink distributing rolls I by which imprinting plates carried by. the roll 6 are inked preparatory to impressing the material.

At each side of the imprinting and platen rolls are guide quadrants In, over one of which paper is drawn from the supply compartment 2 within the main frame I, and over the other of which the material is returned to'the receiving compartment 3 after having passed between the platen and imprinting rollers 5 and 6. Theseveral rollers, including the platen and imprintingv rollers and inking rollers 1, are interconnected for unison rotation by a train of intermeshing gear members H and are driven from a; power shaft l2 by a suitable electric motor Ila mounted within the main frame I. g

The platen roll 5 may be both a platen and a.

series of radially disposed feedingpins l3 enfeeding roll and to this end is provided with a gageable in marginally punched holes M in the strip l5 of material tobe advanced between the imprinting and platen rolls. While two groups of .feeding pins, engageable in marginally punched The feeding pins l3 may be fixedly mounted i the platen roll or carried by a separate feed roll a jacent thereto and project radially beyond the periphery of the platen or the feed roll, as the case may be, throughout the entire periphery thereof. However, these pins are preferably, though not necessarily, mounted for reciprocatory movement in radial directions whereby they are progressively projected beyond the periphery of the carrying unit or roll as they approach the path of travel of the marginally punched mate-- rial with which they engage to advance the material a limited-distance and are then automatically withdrawn progressively from engagement therewith to positions wholly within the periphery of the rotary carrying member, in unison with the rotation of the pin carrying unit or roll.

Such construction, per se, forms no part of the claimed in United States Letters Patent to Sherman, Nos. 2,000,649; 2,000,650; and 2,000,651,

dated May 7th, 1935.

The imprinting roll 6 is shown in the drawings '.as provided with a printing plate i9 by which a facsimile signature may be imprinted upon succeedingchecks or vouchers comprising the traveling strip i 5. Theron is also shown provided with an embossing plate 20 coacting with a correspending plate 2! carried by the platen roll 5 to indent or macerate the traveling checks or vouchers upon the area carrying the written amount for which the check or voucher is drawn to prevent fraudulent change of such amount.

with the-strip imparts thereto a frictional-feeding impulse supplemental to the feeding movement transmitted by the pin feeding parts which continues uninterruptedly the advancement of the present invention but is 'fully set forth and\ is shown equipped with feeding pins i3, as an alternative construction there is shown in Fi 4 a smooth platen roll 5 and adjacent thereto a separate strip feeding roll 24 carrying the feeding 'pins l3 engageable in the marginal perforations ll of the strip as before described. This feeding roll 24 may be of any suitable type.

' In order that material of different widths may be imprinted by the same apparatus the pin type feedingunits are preferably mounted for axial adjustment one relative to the other. One of the pin wheel units may be incorporated in the platen roll and the other unit mounted for adjustment relative thereto as "illustrated in Fig. 6. In lieu thereof the pin type feeding .device 24 offset relative to the platen roll as shown in Fig. 4 may comprise an adjustable skeleton type of construction as illustrated in Fig. '7 wherein the skeleton frame and spacer discs intermediate pin wheels effectively support the material while passing in engagement with the feeding roller. The particular construction of the adjustable p n type feeding device here shown for illustrative purposes forms no part of the present invention per se. but'comprises the subject matterof'a copending application, Serial No. 116,553, which resulted in Patent No. 2,095,293, and to which cross reference is made. As shown in Fig. 9 the feeding pins ii are mounted in the carrying head forreciprocatory motion in radial directions as they travel about an eccentric cam l6 themarginal flange id of which is engaged in notchesv H in theinner ends of the'pins. v

The skeleton or cage-like construction. shown in Fig. '7, comprises spaced relatively fixed heads 26 and 28, interconnected with each other at circumferentially spaced intervals by a circular series of longitudinal rods 21; This cage-like skeleton structure is mounted upon a supporting and driving shaft 28.

In the drawings the head 25 is shown prov ded with reciprocatory disappearing feed pins l3.

. Mounted upon the circumferentlally spaced longi tudinal rods 21 and axially adjustable'thereon and upon .a concentric sleeve 29 surrounding the shaft 28, is a second pin wheel unit 30 also carrying a group of reciprocatory disappearing feed pins Hi. The feeding units 25 and 30 are relatively adjustable in an axial direction by move- ,ment of the latter toward and from the former agreement with the marginal feedin holes I! of the material strip to be fed. Located intermediate the pin wheel units 25 and so are discs It also axially adjustable to and fro upon the rod 21 and sleeve 29- in spaced relation with each other and with the pin jtype feeding units 25 and 3B. These discs 3| serve to support the marginally punched material being fed intermediate the po nts of engagement with the feeding units.

- cams i8 carried therebvareheld stationariiy while the group of mountingrods 21 and the'pin carrying heads 25 and 30 and the intermediate supporting discs 3| rotate relative thereto. To

' effect such rotation, the pin wheel unit 25 is provided with a hub 33 secured to the shaft .28 by 'aset-screw 34. -Thus the pin wheel units, to-" getherfwith the assembly of rods 21. and discs In Fig. 6 there is shown a further modification wherein the features of the pin carrying platen ,roll I, and those of the skeleton feed roll are combined in a single unit.' In this construction, a portion of the roll comprises a platen So having at one end thereof the pin carrying head 25a. Projecting from the opposite end of the platen section 5a is the series of circumferentially spaced mounting rods 21 carrying at their extremities the mounting head 26. :Slidingly adjustable upon'the rods 21- intermediate the terminal head 26 and the platen section 5a is a pin wheel unit 30 axially adjustabletoward and from the platen roll section 541 to accommodate marginally punched material of different widths. Intermediate the pin wheel unit 30 and the platen roll section 5a is a supporting disc 3| also axially adjustable as before described for supporting the portion of the strip of material beyond the end of the platen roll.

a while disappearing pins, as heretofore described, are quite desirable for certain conditions of use, they are not, however, essential for operation of the'present apparatus and the radial feeding pins It may be fixedly mounted in their respective carrying heads. l V

In Fig. 8 are shown two relatively spaced rotary pin wheels 38 from which project feeding pins l8; -'Ihe pin wheel s 36 are slidingly adjustable their relative adjusted relation by set screws 28.

Due to slippage and lack of uniformity of feed oi frictional feeding elements, whereby the forms get out of registry with the imprinting devices, the pin type feeding devices engageable in marginally punched holes oi the stationery strip are not only highly desirable but are. necessary accurate registry.

to afford positive feeding action and maintain When the succeeding forms have been pre- I sented to the imprinting devices in exact registry,'by the coaction of the pin type feeding devices in the marginally punchedholes of the strip, the marginally punched holes will have performed their only useful mechanical purpose and there no longer remains any functional rea-" upon the ppm-ting rod 11 and sleeve 29 into? son for their retention.- For aesthetic reasons,

objections are sometimes raised to their unconventional appearance. Therefore, means are provided by ,which such marginally punched areas 1 -are automatically removed as the imprinted forms are discharged from the machine.

Referringparticularly to Fig. 10, wherein is shown a further development of the/apparatus illustrated in'Flg. 1, there is located beyond the imprint ng position a slitt'er roll having thereon a pair of disc cutters 4| between whichthe sta tionery strip is advanced after receiving thereon the imprinted impress'on; The cutting discs ll of the slitterroll are so spaced and arranged that they engage of marginally punched "feed holes idandtcut rnioved from thestr'ipoi' series connected forms the stationerystrip inside'the rows therefrom continuous marginal portions '42 as' shown in Fig. 12'. These punched marginal areas are waste material. The imprinted forms in their continued advancement beyond theslitter roll pass in engaging relation'with a cut-oil. device by which the stationery strip is transversely severed into succeeding separate forms, checks or sheets 43. The cutoff device may be of any suitable form, but for illustrative purposes has been shown in Fig. 10. as comprising a pair of coacting rolls 44-45, one of which is provided with spaced strip engaging blades 46 cooperating with pressure pads 41, upon the other roll to transversely divide the strip at predetermined; spaced intervals. Since the advancement of the strip past such cutting device is under the control of the pin type feeding devices engaging inthe marginally punched holes, even though such punched areas are removed before reaching the cutting rolls 44-45, the accurate registry of the division lines between succeeding forms with the cutting blades 46 is automatically maintained.

As before mentioned the stationery strip may be initially scored or perforated on both longitudinal and transverse lines upon which it is to be subsequently severed by the slitter roll discs 4| and severing devices 44-45, respectively, in which case these devices will merely break the strip on such weakened lines. However, since the progressive advancement of the strip is accurately controlled and registry automatically maintained, the strip may be severed both longitudinally and transversely by the rolls 4|, 44 and 45 without preliminary scoring or weakening.

The forms or checks after being severed from the supplystrip fall upon a slowly traveling apron which comprises an-endless belt 45 passing about rollers or pulleys 41'. v

One of the apron pulleys is connected with a ratchet wheel with which cooperates a pawl 45 carried by an oscillatory arm 50. is actuated from any suitable moving part of the apparatus. In the present instance, it is shown connected by a link with a disc 52 connected to and rotating with one of the cut-off rolls 45.

The link, arm and pawl combination transmits to the traveling apron 46 an intermittent advance movement, bywhich the severed imprinted forms deposited thereon are slowly advanced.

As the deposited forms reach the end of 'the traveling apron they -fall therefrom onto a tray 53 removably supported upon a traveling conveyor 54.. This conveyor is actuated from the traveling apron, but at a lesser rate of speed by a chain drive 54' operating over-a pair of sprockets 55, one

of which is connected for'unison rotationwith the ratchet wheel 48 and apron pulley 41', and the other of which is op'eratively connected with a corresponding sprocket which drives the chain 56 having engagement with a larger sprocket 5 connected to and driving the conveyor 54,.

vDue to the differential speed of the apron 48 and conveyor 54, the forms are more closely depositedon-the tray 53 than on the apron '46 and are stacked in closely overlapping relation on such conveyor tray. v 1

The apparatus being designed for high speed operation, the traveling apron and conveyor. ar-

' rangement facilitates delivery of the severed The arm The rollers 44 and 45 are interconnected for unison rotation by intermeshing gears 51?. The upper roller 44 carries a blade 55 which coacts with an insert 59 of rubber, fiber or similar material in the lower roller 45. The blade 58 may 5 be either a sharp cutter blade, or it may be a blunt blade adapted to break the strip on a previously scored or weakened division line. The blade 58 and insert strip 59 do not extend the full length of the rolls nor the width of the strips, but terminate either coincident with or slightly inwardly of the patliof the trimmer discs 4 I upon the roll. If the blade extends to or slightly be-- yond the path of travel of the trimmer discs upon the roll the transverse cut or break imposed by punched margins have been removed, thus leavingthe trimmed checks or forms interconnected in series but capable of being easily separated manually as may be required.

From the above description it will be apparent that there is thus provided a device of the character described possessing the particular features of advantage before enumerated as desirable, but which obviously is susceptible of modification in its form, proportions, detail construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the principle involved or sacrificing any of its advantages.

While in order to comply with the statute, the invention has been described in language more or less specific as to structural features, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific features shown, but that the means and construction herein disclosed comprise the preferred form of several modes of putting the invention into efl'ect, and that the invention is, therefore, claimed in any of its forms or modiflcations within the legitimate and valid scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In an imprinting apparatus wherein a continuous strip of record material receives a succession of impressions at spaced intervals, a rotary printing element having printing engagementwith the strip of record material throughout a portion only of its revblution, and a pin, 5 type feeding device having progressive engagement in a succession of longitudinally spaced holes in the record strip, actuating means for the rotary printing element and the pin type feeding device whereby the strip is advanced by 60 the pin type device at a lineal speed coincident with the peripheral speed of the printing element, meansfor dividing said strip into sections along its lengthincludiiig' a pair of coacting rolls,

strip engaging blades on one of the rolls and cooperating pressure pads upon the other of the rolls, and means for removing portions of the imprinting operation of the rotary imprinting element and to prevent other longitudinally spaced 7 cooperating with one of the rolls for removingthe strip past the means for removing portions of areas thereofjnaccufite registry with the strip dividing means, coincident with the operation thereof and advancingthe strip past'the means forremoving portions of the strip along the lateral margins thereof. a

2. An-imprinting apparatus wherein a continuous strip of marginally punched material receives thereon .a succession of impressions at spaced intervals, including a rotary printing element.

having imprinting. engagement with the strip throughout a: portiononly of its revolution to which it frictionally impartsan advance :f.eed-- means for the imprinting member and pin type feeding means whereby the said imprinting member and pin 'type' feeding means advance the strip at the same rate of speed, means for divid-' ing said strip into sections along its length including a pair ofcoacting rolls, strip engaging blades on one of the rolls and cooperating pressure pads upon the other of the rolls, and means portions of the strip along the lateral margins thereof, the pin type feeding device being so constructed and arranged as to feed the strip in timed relation with the several devices to present prescribed longitudinally spaced areas thereof in registrywith the imprinting position coincident with the imprinting operation of the rotary imprinting element and to present other longitudinally spaced areas thereof in accurate registry with the stripdividing means coincidentwith the operation thereof and advancing the strip past the means for removing portions of the strip along the lateral margins thereof.

3. An imprinting apparatus wherein a -con-' tinuous strip of material having longitudinally spaced holestherein receives thereon .a succesimparts an advance feeding influence, meansfor continuously advancing the strip at a uniform rate of speed including 'a pin type feeding means engageable in the longitudinally spaced holes of the strip and actuating means by which the rotation of the imprinting member and the action of the pin type feeding means are synchronized, the pintypefeeding means including axially spaced pin wheel iinits and mounting means for atleast one of the pin wheel units including a plurality of parallel spaced rods upon which the pinwheel unit is slidingly adjustable laterally into different strip feeding positions, means for dividing said strip into sections along its length including a pair of coacting rolls, strip engaging blades on one of the rolls and cooperating'pr'esthe strip along the lateral margins thereof.

4. An imprinting apparatus. wherein acontinuous strip of material having longitudinally spaced holes therein receives, thereon a succession of impressions at spaced intervals, including a rotary printing element having imprinting engagement with the strip throughout a portion only of its revolution to which it fric tionally imparts an advance feeding influence, a pin type feeding device having operative engagement in longitudinally spaced holes in the strip simultaneously with the engagement thereof by theimprintingmember and continuing its operative engagement therewith subsequent to the disengagement of the imprinting member to continuously advance the strip at a uniform rate of speed, the pin type feeding means including anally-spaced pin wheel unitsand mounting means for at least one of the pin wheel units including a plurality of parallel-spaced rods upon which. the pin wheel unit is slidingly adjustable laterally into different strip feeding positions, means for dividing said strip into sec-- rolls and cooperating pressure pads upon the other-of the rolls, and means for removing portions of the strip along the lateral margins thereof, the pin type feeding device being so constructed and arranged as to feed the strip in timed;v relation with the several devices to present prescribed longitudinally spaced areas thereof in registry withthe imprinting position coincident with the imprinting operation of the rotary imprinting element and to present other longitudinally spaced areas thereof in accurate registry with the strip dividing means coincident with theoperation thereof and advancing the strip. past the means for removing portions of the strip along the lateral margins thereof.

5. An imprinting apparatus wherein a continu--' ous 'strip of record material having therein a succession of longitudinally spaced holes receives thereon a succession of relatively spaced impressions including a rotary imprinting member, a pin type feeding device engageable in the spaced holes in the strip, conjointly advancingthe strip past impressionreceiving position .by simultaneous frictional and positive feeding engagement therewith during a part of the cyclev of operation, said pin type feeding device acting to further advance the strip at a uniform rate of speed subsequent to the disengagement of the imprinting member, the pin type feeding means including axially spaced pin wheelunits and mounting means for at least one of the pin wheel units includinga plurality of parallel spaced rods upon which: the pinwheel unit is slidingly adjustable laterally into different strip.

of in registry with the imprinting position coincident with the imprinting operation of the rotary imprinting element and to present other longitudinally spaced areas thereof in accurate registry with the strip dividing means coincident with the operation thereof and advancing the strip past the means for removing portions of the strip along the lateral margins thereof.

6. In an apparatus wherein a rotary imprinting roller is actuated to imprint a signature or other indicia upon successive series connected detachable checks or the like, a main frame having therein strip supply and receiving compartments for a continuous strip of series connected checks to be imprinted, an imprinting roller and,

a platen between which the strip of checks is progressively advanced from the supply to the receiving compartment, a pin type feeding means engageable in longitudinally spaced holes in the strip of checks for advancing the strip of checks from the supply compartment past the platen and imprinting roller and thence to the receiving compartment, actuating means for the pin type feeding means and :nrprinting roller in timed sequence to present prede ermined areas of succeeding checks of the series in position to be impressed by the imprinting roller, and means operating upon the strip in sequence with the imprinting roller for lessening the width of the strip, the pin type feeding means being so con structed and arranged as to advance the strip past the means for lessening the width of the strip.

7. In an apparatus of the character described,

means for progressively feeding a continuous operating the pin type feeding roller and the 'strip treating means in timed sequence, and

means operating upon the strip in sequence with the treating means for lessening the width of the strip and transversely dividing the strip into sections throughout its length, the pin type roller being so constructed and arranged as to feed the strip in timed relation with the several devices to present prescribed longitudinally spaced areas thereof in registry with 'the strip feeding means coincident with the treating operation of the strip feeding means and to present other longitudinally-spaced areas thereof in accurate registry with the strip dividing means coincident with the operation thereof and advancing the strip past the means for lessening the width of the strip.

8. In an apparatus. of the character described, a main frame having strip supply and receiving areas therein, relatively spaced guides about one of which a strip of material may be advanced from the supply area and about the other of which such strip is delivered to the receiving area of the main frame, a rotary platen roll and a pin type feeding device mounted intermediate the guides and engageable in successions of iongitudinally spaced holes in the strip for advancing it past the platen roll from the supply to the receiving areas of the main frame, a superstructure on said main frame, an imprinting roller therein cooperating with the platen roll to im-- press the strip during its advance movement, ink

distributing rollers in said superstructure for applying ink to the imprinting .roller, means for actuating the pintype feeding devices and imprinting roller in timed relation, and means operating upon the strip in sequence with the imprinting roller for lessening the width of the strip and transversely dividing the strip into sections throughout its length, the pin type feeding device being so constructed and arranged as to feed the strip in timed relation with the several devices to present prescribed longitudinally spaced areas thereof in registry with the imprinting positioncoincident with the imprinting operation of the imprinting roller and to present other longitudinally spaced areas thereof in accurate registry with the strip dividing means coincident with the operation thereof and advancing the strip past the means for removing portions of. the strip along the lateral margins thereof.

9. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of an imprinting member, a pin type feeding means engageable in spaced holes in a continuous strip of record material for advancing the strip past and in cooperation with the imprinting member, means for dividing said strip into sections along its length, and a strip section conveying means for stacking the strip sections in closely overlapping relation and delivering the strip sections to a point of discharge, and means for actuating the pin type feeding means, the imprinting member and strip dividing means in synchronism, the pin type feeding means being so constructed and arranged as to feed the strip in timed relation with the several devices to present prescribed longitudinally spaced areas thereof in registry with the imprinting position coincident with operation of the imprinting member and to present other longitudinally spaced areas thereof in accurate registry with the strip dividing means coincident with the operation thereof and to the conveying means and slacking means in timed sequence.

10. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a rotary imprinting member,

a pin type feeding device including spaced pin wheel units for positively advancing a strip of record material continuously in cooperation with intermittent frictional advancement thereof by the imprinting member, a means coacting with the pin wheel units for removing portions of the continuous strip along the lateral margins there- -of, means for transversely dividing said strip'into sections throughout its length for delivery to a point of discharge.

11. In an apparatus of the character described, an imprinting member adapted to impress indicia in successive spaced positions on a continuous strip .of record material having therein a succession' of longitudinally spaced holes, a pin type -on acontinuous strip of record material, a pin tyfpe feeding device for advancing the continu ous strip past an imprinting position, and means operating upon the strip in sequence with the imprinting member for lessening the width of said strip and transversely dividing said strip into sec- 75 tions throughout its length, and traveling convey ng meansvfor stacking the sections in overlapping relation and delivering said sections to a point of discharge from the'apparatus, the pin type feeding means being so constructed and arranged asto feed the strip in timed relation with the several devices to present prescribed longi tudinally spaced areas thereof in registry with the imprinting position coincident with operation sections throughout its length, and conveying means moving in synchronism with the operation of said strip dividing means for stacking the sec tions in overlapping relation and delivering detached stacked sections to a point of discharge from the apparatus, the pin type feeding means being so constructed and arranged as to feed the strip in timed relation wth the several devices to present prescribed longitudinally spaced areas thereof in registry with the imprinting position coincident with operation of the imprinting member and to present other longitudinally spaced areas thereof inaccurate registry with the strip dividing means coincident-with the operation, thereof and to the conveying means and stacking means in timed sequence.

14. In an apparatus of the character described, an imprinting member adapted to impress indicia on a continuous strip of record material, a pin .type feeding device for advancing the continuous strip past the imprinting member, and means.

operating upon the strip in sequence with the imprinting member for lessening the width of said strip and dividing said strip transversely into sections throughout its length, and intermittently operating conveying means moving in synchronism with the operation of said strip dividing" means for stacking the sections and delivering said stacked sections to a point of discharge from the apparatus, the pin type feeding means being so constructed and arranged as to feed the strip in timed relation with the several devices to present prescribed longitudinally spaced areas thereof in registry with the imprinting position coincident with operation of the imprinting member and to present other longitudinally spacd areas thereof in accurate registry with the strip dividing'means coincident with the operation thereof and to'the conveying means and stacking means in timed sequence. I

15. In an apparatus of the character described,

an imprinting member adapted to impress indicia on a continuous'strip of record material, a

pin type'feedin-g device for advancing the continuous strip past 'the imprinting member, and

means operating upon the strip in sequence withthe imprinting member for lessening the width of said strip and dividing said strip transversely into sections throughout its length; and convey-- ing means moving in synchronism with the op- ,eration of said strip dividi'ngmeans for stacking the sections and delivering said stacked sec-,

' tions to a point of discharge from the apparatus, the pin type feeding means being so constructed and arranged as -to feed the strip in timed relation with the several devices to present prescribed longitudinally spaced areas thereof in registry with the imprinting position coincident with operation of the imprinting member and to present other longitudinally spaced areas thereof in accurate registry with the'strip dividing means cciincid'ent with the operation thereof andto the sequence;

16. In a motor actuated strip imprinting apparatus, an imprinting device intermittently engageable with a traveling strip of impression receiving material having therein a longtudinal succession of spaced holes, feeding means therefor including spaced pin wheel units having continuous feeding engagement. in successive holes in the strip, means for advancing the strip simultaneously with the engagement of the imprinting member therewith and for continuing such advancement intermediate successive engagements thereof, and a cutting device coacting with the pin wheel units for removing from the material successive portions containingsaid spaced holes,

and a motor for actuating the imprinting, feeding and cutting devices in synchronism.

JOHN Q. SHERMAN,

conveying means and stacking means in timed I Patent m. 2,17,2,-1 1 L;.

J cfififficflnor CORRECTION.

September 12, 19 9., t JOHN Q. SHERMAN.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed sbecification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 1;, first column, line 57, for the reference numeral 1 8" read 6; and Second column, line 75, for the word "prevent" read present; and that thesaidLettere Patent should be read with this) correction there; n that the same may conform ,to the record of the ease in the Patent. Office.

Signed and sealed this 51st day of October, D. 1959.

Henry Van rsdele (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents 

